Three newspaper workers murdered in Mexico

Yesterday, a vehicle, property of the Newspaper "El Imparcial del Istmo", was attacked. A newspaper distributor, Mateo Cortés Martínez, and two sellers, Agustín López and Flor Vásquez López, were shot dead in the street "La Noria" in Tehuantepec- Salina Cruz Highway, Oaxaca. Following weeks of threats allegedly issued by organised crime groups, the workers of the newspaper are living in fear for their security. The newspaper has demanded that special protection be provided to Gonzalo Domínguez, Information Coordinator, and Felipe Ramos, journalist, who have been special targets of the intimidating messages and threats.